Monthly Archives: March 2009

Wow the Philadelphia Eagles offseason seems long this year, doesn’t it? A bunch of heartfelt losses and nothing exciting on the signing front (with no offense meant to Stacy Andrews or the others). The Eagles did sign fullback Leonard Weaver, which fills a big hole on Offense and definitely helps the running game on a few levels. Other than that it’s been rumors, speculation and a few low-impact signings. This show, our friend Jason from Bleeding Green Nation stops in to chat with us about what’s been going on with the Eagles for the last few weeks. We also hit on various players and address a few rumors about some big profile players.

What we discussed:

Eagles signings: FB Leonard Weaver, S Rashad Baker and S Sean Jones

Eagles still have a lot of holes to fill

The team is conservative with their money, but have gone out and spent big in the past

Email from Aussie Eagle re: the Eagles signing all of these players to one-year deals

Free Agency has started, and so far the Eagles have lost an enormous amount more than they have gained… at least that is the way it appears to Eagles fans. Losing both Brian Dawkins and Correll Buckhalter, as well as the eventual loss of Jon Runyan due to Stacy Andrews’ signing, has left fans with a very bad taste in our mouths. It’s painful to see 13-year veteran Dawkins go to another team, despite knowing what a ridiculously-sweet deal they gave him. Plus we have seen so many other teams be very aggressive in free agency, including division rival New York Giants, and seemingly get better in the process. We’re left wondering what plans the Eagles organization has, and how they plan to fill the many holes that this team now has.

What we discussed:

Free agency has started

We lost Dawkins, Buckhalter, Considine and soon LJ Smith and Tra Thomas

Lito Sheppard was traded

Brian Dawkins received an offer from Denver that the Eagles wouldn’t even think about offering him

The new NFL is all about business, and fans’ attachments to players hurts when they are inevitably traded or released

TJ Houshmandzadeh apparently asked for more money from the Eagles than other teams

Dennis from Gettysburg asks us about Boldin and Gonzales

Eagles sign Stacy Andrews, who does have a knee injury concern

Eagles rumors have involved a ton of wide receivers, but we have signed none